Homestead Build - August 25, 2020

Jeanne and I completed the project.

The Project: Water Line to the House

We trenched (2’ - 7’ deep) and ran 275’ (84 meters) of 4” PVC pipe with 1” poly pipe and 10/3 Romex wire inside the entire length. It’s stubbed out at the wellhead and right behind the house. As you can see, there is a “hump” of soil over the water line. This adds more insulation to prevent freezing in the winter. Over the next two months, I’m going to have soil brought in and make the mounds even larger.

The electrical wire will allow me to put a breaker in the box for the well pump. Right now, we have a solar pump installed and working now (a nice RPS pump) but will convert to a 220 AC deep well pump when the house goes up in October.

This would be considered our first big job on the building site. It was taxing a bit. Dirty (dusty, very dry here) every day. We feel good about it. The next project is a Well House/Tool Shed/Shower and Water Access Building. A 10’ x 10’ simple (2x4 16” center) structure, insulated and powered. The wellhead will be insulated and the run of pipe we did today won’t freeze at the exit in the well-house. I have a place to keep commonly used tools, too. There will be a 55 gallon (208 liters) HDPE water drum on the outside of the structure that you can get drinking/washing water from if you are camping on our land. And finally, there will be a shower on the backside of the structure. Again, for campers or guests to use.

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Homestead Build - August 23, 2020

Jeanne and I have been busy. I rented an excavator for a week and have been working on digging our water line trench. It’s dry and dusty. I did get 6’ + to 3’ ish. We used F8 2” board insulation and used a 6 mil vapor barrier over the 4” PVC encasing. We ran a 10/3 Romex wire for the water well pump for the house. If we have a deep freeze and our line breaks, we can pull it through and replace it. I think we’ll be okay. We’ll see.

We saved about 40% on cost doing this ourselves. I’ve been documenting everything for the past 6 years on our journey. It started with looking for land. Now, almost six years later, we’re putting up a house in October!!

More coming soon!

Poly pipe and wire going into 4” PVC encasing. This is a 300’ run.

Poly pipe and wire going into 4” PVC encasing. This is a 300’ run.

Vapor barrier and insulation board.

Vapor barrier and insulation board.

Well head, 4” PVC encasing with 1” poly and Romex wire.

Well head, 4” PVC encasing with 1” poly and Romex wire.

The first 100’+ completed and covered. I was a covered in dust head to toe after this was finished.

The first 100’+ completed and covered. I was a covered in dust head to toe after this was finished.

I rented this little excavator for a week - did a great job!!

I rented this little excavator for a week - did a great job!!

The Studio Q Show LIVE! July 18, 2020

I hope you are healthy and happy! Join me tomorrow, Saturday, July 18 at 1000 hrs MST for The Studio Q Show LIVE! Always a great discussion about the Wet Plate Collodion Photographic Process.

We'll talk about DEVELOPERS, FIXERS, and have a TECHNICAL Q & A - I'll also discuss approaches to CREATING A BODY OF WORK.

I'll broadcast on StreamYard and it will BE LIVE ON MY YOUTUBE CHANNEL, too. Bring your questions and comments!!

(Administered by Jean Jacobson - workshops, online tutorials, and retreats).

https://streamyard.com/yqxefrk5vf

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=01reK24fVqs

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The Studio Q Show LIVE! From the Rocky Mountains!

Greetings!

I hope everyone is doing well. I haven't had much time over the last couple of weeks. We've been crazy busy moving and getting ourselves set up to start our home build in the mountains.

I wanted to reach out and touch base with you and do a LIVE show today from our place in the mountains here - the Rocky Mountains in Colorado, U.S.A. Not much to show yet, we’re just starting, but we can talk wet plate collodion and "ask and answer" technical questions.

Join me if you can - tomorrow, Saturday, June 27, at 1000 hrs MST. It will stream LIVE on my YouTube channel as well.

We address attending a workshop and getting tutorials/online services.
(Administrated by Jean Jacobson)

Quinn’s Live Stream from Stream Yard: https://streamyard.com/4sffpya3a8

Quinn’s YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KoFXbRk1u4g

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The Studio Q Show LIVE! Let's Talk Wet Plate Collodion Photography

Join me tomorrow, May 30, at 1000 hrs MST for the Studio Q Show LIVE!

Come talk about the wet plate collodion process! We'll talk about technical problems, philosophical problems, and even ontological problems (if you want).

We address attending a workshop and getting tutorials/online services.
(Administrated by Jean Jacobson)

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